Why Jeju? The legacy of the 4.3 Incident

It is fair to ask why Mennonite Central Committee has programming on Jeju island. The heartbreaking truth is that Jeju, despite it’s current popularity as a tourist destination, holds a painful history of suffering, repression, and mass murder. After World War 2, many of the people living on Jeju island were deeply disappointed and troubled…

Flowers of Jeju 2026

Earlier this month, over the Khmer New Year holiday, we had regional meetings on the island of Jeju in South Korea. We decided to stay a few days after to have a short family vacation. I’ll write more about our explorations later but I’ll start with another entry in my flower series. We enjoyed visiting Longwood…